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- 1840 United States census, Revolutionary War veterans
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- Colorado State Census 1885
- Florida State Census 1935
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- Minnesota Territorial Census 1857
- South Carolina, legislative papers 1782-1929
- South Carolina, plats for state land grants 1784-1868
- South Dakota State Census 1905
- South Dakota State Census 1915
- South Dakota State Census 1925
- South Dakota State Census 1935
- South Dakota State Census 1945
- US Census 1790
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- US Census 1810
- US Census 1820
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- US Census 1840
- US Census 1850
- US Census 1850 Mortality Schedule
- US Census 1850 Slave Schedule
- US Census 1860
- US Census 1870
- US Census 1880
- US Census 1890
- US Census 1900
- US Census 1910
- US Census 1920
- US Census 1930
- US Census 1930 Merchant Seamen schedule
- US Census 1940
1830 U.S. Census Quick Facts
- 1830 U.S. Census Date:
June 1, 1830
(All reported data is “as of” this official date chosen by the census agency) - 1830 Census Duration:
12 months - 1830 U.S. Census Population:
12,866,020 - President during 1830 Census:
Andrew Jackson
1830 Census Data: 5th United States Census
- Of the 12,866,020 people living in the United States in 1830, 2,009,043 were slaves.
- It took approximately $379,000 and 1,519 enumerators to complete the 1830 census, producing a total of 214 pages in published reports.
- The U.S. population increased by 33.5 percent from the 1820 census to the 1830 census.
Information requested by the 1830 U.S. Census
Among the many fields are included:
- Name of the head of the family
- Number of males and females
- Between 5 and 10 years of age
- Between 10 and 15
- Between 15 and 20
- Between 20 and 30
- Between 30 and 40
- Between 40 and 50
- Between 50 and 60
- Between 60 and 70
- Between 70 and 80
- Between 80 and 90
- Between 90 and 100
- Over 100 years of age
- Between 5 and 10 years of age
What was lost from the 1830 U.S. Census?
Original records were lost for some counties in Maryland, Massachusetts, and Mississippi.
Famous people in history: Brigham Young
Brigham Young was born in 1801 in Vermont, grew into a popular leader who spread the word of Mormonism and organized the migration of thousands of believers westward to form a new colony in Utah's Salt Lake Valley.
After Joseph Smith published the Book of Mormon in 1830, Young was converted as an ardent supporter of Smith and Mormonism. Young rose to become the president and leader of the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter-Day Saints in 1847 following Smith's death.
Despite public outcry against the new religion, Brigham Young managed to successfully create a self-sufficient and isolated community in the Salt Lake Valley.
Historical events surrounding the 1830 U.S. Census
- January 30, 1835: First attempt for assassination of a United States president was made on Andrew Jackson. Luckily for him, the assassin Richard Lawrence’s gun misfired.
- May 10, 1837: Panic of 1837 begins after months of increasing inflation and shrinking credit and causing widespread bank failures and unemployment.
- July 2, 1839: 57 Africans mutiny aboard the ship La Amistad while en route to Cuba.
- Baltimore steals 2nd place from Philadelphia in the list of the largest cities in the U.S. New York City still has the lead as the largest urban area of 1830 with a population of 202,589, more than double the population of Baltimore.